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sweet tooth

noun

  1. a liking or craving for candy and other sweets.


sweet tooth

noun

  1. a strong liking for sweet foods
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet tooth1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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Idioms and Phrases

A love for sugary foods, as in You can always please Nell with cake or ice cream; she has a big sweet tooth . This expression dates from the late 1300s, although it then referred not only to sweets but other delicacies as well.
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Example Sentences

Now you can use them to satisfy your sweet tooth without any sugar.

To indulge your sweet tooth one last time, taste the sinfully delicious creations at Cold Hollow Cider Mill.

And of course, should Americans suddenly wake up and extract their sweet tooth, a vast international market awaits.

Freedom, and the sometimes dubious means used to safeguard it, are at the heart of his 15th book of fiction, Sweet Tooth.

Code-named Sweet Tooth, her operation backs intellectuals who lean to the “right” side ideologically in the cultural Cold War.

She has a childs sweet tooth, but for her healths sake I try to keep its inspirations under cheek.

“I am sure our friend would like to learn about sugar,” remarked Fil, who had a sweet tooth for candy.

Grandmother admitted that she had a "sweet tooth," and Betsey often surprised her with delicious dainties.

The Vassar girl has a sweet tooth, and "fudge" parties always evolve love stories and fun in abundance.

One doesn't get the chance of heather honey every day, and I've a remarkably sweet tooth.

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